Building A Democracy Test (mainstream)

The Preamble to the Bill of Rights says that government is more effective when

• people's rights are protected

• it is by the people.

• it is for the people

• people have confidence in it

To infringe a contract is to

• disregard its limits.

• agree to it.

• negotiate its contents

• implement it.

Which constitutional principle is supported by Amendment IV?

• separation of powers

• representative democracy

• balance between government and individual freedom

• system of checks and balances

What is the purpose of the last two amendments in the Bill of Rights?

• to make the people sovereign over both the state and federal governments by reserving certain rights to citizens

• to prohibit a liberal construction of the Constitution by enumerating specifically the powers reserved to the states

• to summarize the significance of the preceding eight amendments

• to limit the power of the federal government by extending rights to the states and the people

To impose a condition is to

• object to it

• inflict it

• replace it

• add to it

Jefferson believed that governments derive their powers from

• the course of human events.

• the consent of the governed

• their Creator.

• the laws of nature.

Hall said the right to be freed of enslavement was

• A God-given right

• A natural right

• A government-given right

• All of the above

What was the age that Hall petitioned for slaves to be freed at?

Abigail Adams advocated for ________ _______ to be given to women

A primary assertion of the Declaration of Independence states that

• people have a right to overthrow governments that deny their basic rights.

• any king who addresses important issues and grievances is a tyrant.

• it is necessary to list all reasons for dissolving political connections.

• Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally abolished.